ESA 2026: Ecology in an Era of Uncertainty

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Meeting will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 26-31, 2026. This year's meeting theme is "Ecology in an Era of Uncertainty". 

Visit this event listing closer to the event for more information about NEON activities at ESA 2026 and the annual meeting program.

Award for Best NEON Presentation 

At ESA 2026, NEON is hosting the Best NEON Presentation Award for the second year. 

The award recognizes an outstanding oral presentation featuring research that incorporates NEON data, samples, specimens, or NEON Research Support Services. NEON is currently offering the Best NEON Presentation Award to oral presentations only, which will be judged during the annual meeting and announced by NEON shortly after the meeting concludes.

If your research uses NEON data, samples, and/or infrastructure and the accepted talk mentions NEON, complete the interest form before June 22 to be considered for this award of up to $1,000.